> they are (to me) surround sound as that was becoming a consumer product around when Twister came out. No, DVD caused rapid consumer adoption specifically of

> they are (to me) surround sound as that was becoming a consumer product around when Twister came out. No, DVD caused rapid consumer adoption specifically of Dolby Digital - which isn’t surprising since DVD was the first widely used digital movie medium in the West, but Dolby surround sound dates to 1976 in theaters and the 1982 as a consumer home video offering so nearly 20 years prior to DVDs. Most major movies throughout the 80s (thousands before Twister) were mixed in surround sound which was the mix available on the home video (ie both VHS and Laserdisc). Here's a video tape from 1989 (look on the right side of the label): https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/G6MAAOSwgiZiWk2a/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/G6MAAOSwgiZiWk2a/s-l1600.jpg > In the 90s people weren’t hyping Dolby tape tech, it was already the standard. As was Dolby surround. In fact if anything the 90s is when Dolby got some serious competition from DTS and SDDS. So I'm still not sure what the significance of 1996 is other than a personal one. I assume if you were 2 years older you'd say 1994 (and maybe Speed)?